Roller-bearing.



ROLLER BBBBBB G. APPLICATION FILED JULY 2 2 1 9 1 0.

To all whom 2'25 may concern:

THQMAE 109F331 HELLER-ZBEAEING,

Application filed July 2%, 916.

Be itlmmvnfihat I, Tnoems Coo'eeo, a subject of the King; of Great Britain, owl reeiclent of Steel i l orke Kings Lynn, in tliecoun'iy of llorfolk' England, limje inand. useful Improvemen'fs 'in ieoz'ings, of which the following Roller-l cation.

beatings it is necessalythat the surfaces in coiilactnvitlithe rollers or balls should be e'xcedingly 'l'z-a rcl.

In cases where shafts, axles 01 the like nnnot be eenvenienl'l hardened ii. is eustomary to ei'nploy sepe ale rings on. sleeves of hardened steel fitted on to the shaft so as to form a path or race for the rollers or balls In numerous cases it is convenient to employ solid rings but inythe case of long shafts such as the usual line shelling in factories ii; not practicable to (lo so and the rings or sleeves have to be divided if i'hey are lo be reasonably (:onvenin-mf of opplioelion. l

The present invention has referenee to lmulonml divider sleeves or vi of the above dese *ipiion -end has for its object to improve the some ml the method of secm-- ing fliemte the shaft.

Avcorilingi' to my invention l'lEB sleeve mode of steel which in the process of mmmfaehue is sti'ei-ifierl and mule up of two qualities so that While one side of 21 her or 1 plate heated or dipped in wider or other liquid in the Usual way becomes very haul, the other side remains unlmrdeued anal the sleeve in process m production can mashined in all parts except the roller froth, eff-er the-latter has been hardened, The roller path is finished by grinding This process supersedes ihe usual process of ease hardening. The two parts 01" "he sleeve we severed free a be? or length oi eel of so l- :ible section. and are e eiz'ouiai beni 5.1 341; form of the dimnetexrequirerl.

as to avoid (when fitted together) the joint line-s being clireitly across the sleeve owl. to lead the rollers Whioh' mm in. comoet theme ill smoothly over the joinite For securing the sleeve to said sleeve is provided near the shaft the fits lawn eg'es '1 IA '5 I Wltll circumrerentlei roovee. em :m-o these groovee are sprung spring clips. These clips which lm in the grooves l8W-7l 'i?1ll1 o3."

Speeificaiion of Letters; Patent m oi.- rivets of any fles'fiil}? etteclimenig n 161;": he ever The piece? slightly below the peri: he?" sprung into pee e. on v mm of the shaft are placed ac? ing line of the sleeve Two "g2 will generally be required slee e and the coals of ea.

them in place, wi I extend a the control line of the sleeve 1;" ,lop, or the emls may be luroecl c int-o notches in the revues In accompanying (lmWi-i g I oross section throin'h e si ofi' {i a roller bearing emlioi'iyiog meets. Fig. 2 is an ele's'zii' lion, Fig. 3 shows llie ii tacked and Fig 4 shows I slows in end View with a pair 0% spring vii 5 olioeii'o fitted thereto. a is ille shaft,

Z is the sleeve divided ding'mmllzgr m: seen at Fig 3.

0 are rollers aclsm'le l with Z7136; horde-.15 series On either sicle of iesil-i'feee of sleeve 5 oiro'om'fereo e of one dorable oer-y fi liil the spribg-el'ipsebeve a feellitoie its otteehment. enable the sleeve "(-0 be easily on in my position onthe 5T The method. of seem-Eng sleeves not confine-cl to th .laewdened :slee vq scribed. Del 15 equally apphceole :o

.ieroleroeil by other means oF-nola i all Having now pe izieelmzy a- ESCBIB'JllHB'fl ike not" 9 e and in whatiznegmer l e my me i formal Z declare 'iiliil fi who, 1 a L A roller beari log a, divided sleevflrellere F eogeo. e. the sleeve, one. spring eliyie arm; to embrace the sleeve emil position on we semi, he peii ollemi spring clips being within the projected peri heral surface of the sleeve and the ends 0 the opposite members of a pair of spring clips being constructed to overlap when in locking position. e 2. A roller bearing for shafting comprising a divided sleeve. provided with :1 herdeheil annular bearing" surface, rollers ari-anged to'roll on the said herdened surface, and spring clips epianged in pairs with the members *of a pair 'opppsitelj flispesed to Y embrace the sleeve and retain it in position on the shaft, the peripheries ofthesprin'g clips being within the projeted peripheral surface of the sleeve,

THOMAS QGOPE Witnesses: I V I I ALFRED S. Bxsnor HERBERT D; JAMESON. 

